Key Dates
Fall 2024
| Fall registration is open | |
| Wednesday, July 17 | Fall 2024 open enrollment begins (closes August 30) |
| Friday, August 16 | New Student Social Hour (Suite 800, Centennial Perk) |
| Monday, August 19 | Convocation for new Graduate School students |
| Wednesday, August 21 | First day of classes |
| Friday, August 30 | Fall 2024 open enrollment ends |
| September 3 – October 7, 2024 | ENAR – submission period for Distinguished Student Paper Awards |
| Monday, September 16 | Fall graduation forms (Intent for Fall graduation and Graduation/Commencement Confirmation) open in YES (forms close November 3) |
| Thursday, September 26 | Fall student reorientation/feedback session |
| Thursday, October 10 – Friday, October 11 | Fall Break |
| Friday, October 25 | Last day to withdraw with academic penalty |
| Wednesday, October 30 | Spring registration opens |
| Sunday, November 3 | Last day to submit Fall graduation forms in YES |
| Friday, November 15 | All-department retreat |
| Friday, November 15 | ASA – deadline to submit to student paper competitions |
| Monday, November 18 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Fall graduation |
| Saturday, November 23 – Sunday, December 1 | Thanksgiving break |
| Monday, December 2 | Spring open enrollment begins |
| Thursday, December 5 | Last day of classes |
| Friday, December 6 – Saturday, December 14 | Exam and reading period |
| Saturday, December 14 | Graduation day for December graduates |
Spring 2025
| Wednesday, October 30 | Spring registration opens |
| Monday, December 2 | Spring open enrollment begins (closes January 15) |
| Monday, January 6 | First day of classes |
| Monday, January 13 | Spring graduation forms (Intent for Spring graduation and Graduation/Commencement Confirmation) open in YES (forms close February 23) |
| Wednesday, January 15 | Open enrollment ends |
| Monday, January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – classes do not meet |
| Sunday, February 23 | Last day to submit Spring graduation forms in YES |
| Saturday, March 8 – Sunday, March 16 | Spring break |
| Friday, March 21 | Last day to withdraw with academic penalty |
| Sunday, March 23 – Wednesday, March 26 | ENAR 2025, New Orleans |
| Monday, March 24 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Spring graduation; open enrollment opens for Summer 2025 |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Faculty Lightning Talks |
| Monday, April 21 | Last day of classes |
| Tuesday, April 22 – Thursday, May 1 | Exams and reading period |
| Friday, May 9 | Commencement |
| Monday, May 19 – Friday, May 30 | Comprehensive exams |
| Friday, June 13 | Comprehensive exams – summary/results session |
Summer 2025
| Monday, March 24 | Open enrollment begins |
| Monday, June 2 | YES opens for (1) Graduate Intent for Summer graduation and (2) Graduate Confirmation Form (Commencement) for Summer graduates (closes July 11) |
| Tuesday, June 3 | Summer classes begin |
| Thursday, June 5 | End of student change period (for regular summer session) |
| Thursday, June 19 | Juneteenth Holiday |
| Friday, July 11 | Last day to submit Summer graduation forms in YES |
| Monday, July 14 | Deadline to submit theses and dissertations for Summer term graduation |
| August 2 – 7 | Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2025, in Nashville |
| Thursday, August 7 | Regular summer session classes end |
| Friday, August 8 | Summer semester ends; summer graduation |
Additional calendars that may of be interest
Vanderbilt Graduate School academic calendar
Metro Nashville Public Schools calendar (2024–2025)
University School of Nashville calendars
Edge for Scholars: Funding & Awards Bulletin Board